Cinematographic mechanism



Nov. 19, 1935. P. LIRA 2,021,560

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CINEMATOGRAPHIC MECHANISM Filed May 20. 1935 7 Shoots-Sheet 5 III/II/II/ Patented Nov. 19, 1935 g 2,021,500 I cmma'roonarmc MECHANISM Pedro Lin, Santlu Chile Application May :0, 1935, Serial No. 22,419

' 11 Claims. (01. 211-2.

My invention relates to improvements in the ment, as follows: Figure 12 is a rear view partcinematographic mechanism describedinmyPatly inisection. Figure 13 is a section on the'line ent No. 1,992,706, granted the 26th of Febru- D'D of Figure 12 looking to the right thereary 1935. I of, Figure 14 is an axial section on the line E-E Said improvements are specially designed for of Figure 12, and Figure 15 is an external side a cine-projectors and referstothe following points: view of the rocker-shafts showing their con- UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE (a) The lateral guiding of the film. nection with the oscillator and the reciprocating (b) The uniform and continuous driving of counterweight. the film. Figures 16 and 17 show an arrangement for (c) The reciprocating film carrier or "oscilthe differential friction gearing between the cam- 10 lator device. shaft and the film-driving shaft, which I name (d) The device for applying the spring ac- .diiierential corrector", as follows: Figure 16 is tion to the oscillator. a section on the line 1-1 of Figure 17 and view (e) The counterbalance of the reciprocating of the mechanisms behind this section, and Figfilm carrier movement, so as to avoid the vibraure 1'? is a polygonal section, on the line F-G-H 15 tions of the whole cine-projector due to the of Figure 16. g I I inertia of the reciprocating parts; and Figures 18, 19 and 20 show diagrammatically (I) The diiferential friction gearing-between and partly in section, plan views of three difthe camshaft and the film-driving shaft, or'dlf- 'ferent alternative devices of the differential fric- 20 ferential corrector. j tion gearing shown in Figures 16 and 17. so

The object of my invention is to secure a sl- The same letters and numbers denote the same lent, steady and vibrationless running of the parts throughout the drawings.

whole mechanism. m mu m I attain these objects by means of the mech- G ggz zf for a cine anisms shown in the accompanying drawings, 26

wherein: In Figure 1:

Figure 1 shows a general diagrammatic side a is an unwinding reel with the film to be elevation of the mechanism for a cine-projector, proiected. I without indication of the means for the transb 18 brim! h n m acting a ain t the 30 mission of the movement, unwinding reel 4 80 that this reel delivers the 80 Fi ur 2 h w; diflcg'fly th t film under a constant tensile stress. This mechi i n th ti o t th cine. anism is the same as described in my Patent No. projector mechanism shown in Figure 1. .7 H

Figures 3 and 4 show in detail a device for inc is a tension roller p r d by an arm free creasing the tension of the film, which I name to pivot on the fixed shaft 4. for la in 85 "tension mcleasel'", as r news; Figure 3 is a the tension of the film actuated by means of a side view and Figure 4 is a section on the line 9 8 A--A of Figure 3. I f is a roller provided with a braking mecha- Figures 5 a d 6 how in d tail 5 4 v! 1 nism which is shown hereinafter in detail and 40 decreasing th t n i n of t m, i h 1 me the object of which is to increase in a constant 40 tension decreaser", as follows Figure 5. 1g 5 amount the tensile stress with which the film side view and Figure 6 is a section on the line is delivered by h windi reel. I name this 8-8 of Figure 5; device tension increaser". 7

Figures '1, a, 9, 10 and '11 show an improved 1v i a tension roller similar to h tension embodiment of the reciprocating film carrier or free roller oscillator which I named parallel oscillator in h. hi srefree rollers with fixed shafts, which the specifications of my Patent No.1,992fl06, I will name "O la n mi lle and and of which: Figure '7 is a side view, Figure 8 oscillator outgoing roller? respectively. is a front elevation partly in section, Figur 9 i, ii are the free rollers of the reciprocating is a plan view of Fig. '7, partly in section, rigfilm carrier, which rollers are connected, by so ure 10 is an enlarged side view partly insection means of rigid oscillating frames or yokes j and of a portion of the film support and Figure 11 ii, to the fixed shafts of the free rollers h and h]. is a section on the line CC of Figure 10. respectively.

Figures 12, 13, 14 and 15 show in detail the k is a pair of reciprocating counterweights 66 device which produces the reciprocating movehaving a fixed shaft In and arranged symmetrically on both sides of the reciprocating film carrier.

m and n are two cams mounted on a common shaft 1.

o is a pair of concentric rocker-shafts connected with the cams m and n by means of the rocker-arms p and q respectively, and with the reciprocating film carrier and the reciprocating counterweights k by means of the rocker-arms pi and qr respectively Fig. 14.

r, r are springs under tension normally tending to force a contact between the oscillator and the rocker-arm pi, and between the reciprocating counterweights k and the rocker-arms 01 respectively.

s, s are lever arms for transmitting the action of the springs r to the reciprocating film carrier and the reciprocating counter-weights respectively.

t is a pulley fixed on a shaft ti rotation of which produces a continuous and uniform driving of the film simply by adherence. I name it driving pulley.

c: is a tension roller similar to the tension roll- 01 is a free roller with a fixed shaft.

u is a roller actuated by a dragging mechanism which will be shown hereinafter in detail and the function of which is to decrease in a constant amount the tensile stress of the film, so that it goes to the rewinding reel with lesser tension than it had when passing over the driving pulley t. I name this device "tension decreaser.

c: is a tension free roller similar to the tension roller 0.

v is the rewinding reel mounted on a shaft V.

w is a device the function of which is to regulate the force of a dragging mechanism acting over the rewinding reel v so that it rewinds the film under a constant tensile stress. This mechanism is the same as described 'in my Patent No. 1,992,706.

There must be a general support of the mechanisms which I will name projector frame part", and for the sake of clearness all the shafts of Figure 1 which are directly supported by said projector frame part have been hatched.

The means for the transmission of movements in the mechanism are shown in Figure 2 and are described as follows:

The cam-shaft Z, which also forms the power shaft, is geared to the intermediate shafts ii and 3- serving for reducing the rate of rotation.

The shaft 1 is geared to the shaft in which is the shaft of the tension decreaser device 11..

The shaft in is geared by means of the intermediary shaft 2 to the shaft 111 of the rewinding reel.

The object of the shaft 2 is to reverse the sense of rotation so that the shafts U1 and v1 rotate in the same sense.

The shaft 3 is' geared to shaft 4 which has a conic pulley thereon and is friction geared to shaft 5 which has a friction pulley 63 Fig. 17; this friction pulley is geared to a conic pulley on shaft 6, and finally shaft 6 is geared to the shaft ti of the film driving pulley t.

The assembly of shafts 4, 5 and 6 Fig. 16 forms a device which I name differential cor-rector and is described hereinafter in detail. The object of this device is to change at will the gear ratio between the camshaft l and the driving pulley shaft t1, so that the running of the film may be regulated to the smallest possible differences in the distance between the centers of successive frames or pictures in said film, due to the expansion or to the shrinking of the celluloid.

Working of the mechanism The film comes out of the unwinding reel 0 and runs successively over the tension roller c, the pulley f of the tension increaser device, the free roller p, the tension roller c1, the oscillator incoming roller h, the oscillator upper frame 1, 10 the oscillator upper roller i, the oscillator lower roller 11, the oscillator lower frame '1, the oscillator outcoming roller hi, the driving pulley t, the tension roller 02, the free roller yr, the pulley u of the tension decreaser, the tension roller cs, and finally goes to the rewinding reel 0.

When the cam-shaft l which is also the power shaft works, its movement is transmitted to the shaft t1, U1 and U1 as described and shown.

The dragging mechanism set up on the shaft or forces the rewinding reel to put the film in tension in order to coil it.

At the same time the unwinding reel 0., which is provided with a brake, only permits the running of the film under the tensile stress which the mechanism b is set for.

As a result of this simultaneous action of both reels: the unwinding reel which tries to retain the film and the rewinding reel which tries to coil it, the film is kept tensioned all along its 80 way from the unwinding reel to the rewinding one, and it is more or less strongly applied on the surface of the successive rollers over which it passes. I

When the film is running from the unwinding reel a to the rewinding one v, the roller f, provided with a braking mechanism, acts by adherence on the film, and this action is added to the retaining action exerted by the unwinding reel, so that the tension of the film is greater after it has passed over said roller I on its way to the rewinding reel than before it has passed over it. That is why I name this device tension increaser.

In a similar way, the roller u, actioned by a dragging mechanism as stated before, acts by adherence on the film, and this action is added to the tensile action exerted by the rewinding reel, so that the tension of the film is stronger before it passes over said roller u on its way to the rewinding reel than after it has passed over it. That is why I name this device tension decreaser.

Summing up the above explanations, when the whole mechanism is working and the film is running from the unwinding reel to the rewinding one, the tensile stress of said film is as follows:

(a) From the unwinding reel to the entrance of roller 1 the tensile stress has the constant value which the regulating device b has been set 50 for.

(b) From the exit from the roller f, when passing over the oscillator and over the driving pulley t, to the entrance of the roller u, the tensile stress is greater than in the preceding part of its run owing to the tension increasing effect exerted by roller 1.

(c) From the exit from roller u to the rewinding reel, the tension of the film is weaker than in the preceding part of its run, owing to the tension decreasing action exerted by roller u, and said tension of the film has the constant value which the regulating device w has been set for.

If the tension regulating devices of the mechanism, acting over both reels and over the rollers 7 I and u, are properly set,a nearly eqllfl'tenslon of the film at its entrance and atits exit of the driving pulley t maybe permanently reached, and if so, the film is forced to run at the same rate as the peripherial speed of said pulley t, on account of the adherence between the film and the pulley due to the tension of said film. I

Moreover, if small differences in the tension of the film at its entrance and at its exit from the pulley t should exist, the film will always accompony the pulley without sliding over it so far as the difference of tension aforesaid does not surpass the force of adherence between the film and pulley t. I

Therefore the speed of the'film inits uniform and continuous running from the unwinding reel to the rewinding one. is equal to the peripherial speed of the driving pulley t and is ruled by it.

At the same time the cams m and 11 mounted on shaft 1 imparts reciprocating movements to the oscillator and to the counterweights I: through the rocker arms p-m and qqi mounted on the concentric rocker-shafts o.

The cams 1n and n are so designed and disposed on the camshaft 1 that the velocities of both reciprocating movements are always opposite, so that the reactions of inertia due to the reciprocating movements of the oscillator and thecounterweights is, which are supported by the concentric rocker-shafts .0 through the rocker arms pi and or, are opposed to one another and their resultant is of no account. e

The shape of the camm is designed in such a way that the upwards speed of. the oscillator is exactly the same, but opposite in direction, to the relative speed with which the film is running down through it. In this way, and owing .to the composition of the film relative speed (downwards) with the oscillator dragging speed (upwards) an absolute stop of the film comprised between rollers i and ii is produced during every upward stroke of the oscillator.

During the downward stroke of the oscillator, the uniform relative speed of the film (always downwards) is added to the oscillator speed in the same direction, thus producing a fast absolute movement of the film downwards, which lasts till the end of the downward stroke of the oscil lator. Therefore successive stops and runs of the film through the field comprised between rolls 1' and ii are obtained, at the rate of a stop and a run per each complete reciprocating movement of the oscillator. I

Several tension rollers 0, c1, .0: and ca are disposed along the path of the film and theirobject is to avoid any sudden variation of'the film tension on account of accidental causes. J

Improvements in the lateral guiding of the film in the rest of its way the film is allowed to select its path freely under the action of the ten-'- sion to which it is submitted. I

The flanges are eliminated to prevent sudden changes in the tension of the film produced by the friction between the flanges and the film;

moreover experience has shown such flangesare imnecessary.

Improvements in the continuum and uniform driving 0] the 111m The driving mechanism described in my Patent No. 1,992,706 is improvedby the addition of the "tension increaser" and the "tension decreaser devices, as shown in Figure 1 and described in the present specifications. 10

The new, entire driving device is substantially defined by the joint incorporation of the followin features: I

(a) A- brake acting over theunwinding reel,

fitted with means for regulating its breaking force so that the reel delivers thefilm under a constant tension or nearly so. e

(12) Means for increasing the tension of the film at a constant amount; said means being inserted in the path of the film before it passes over the oscillator and the driving pulley. I

(c) A single pulley driving the film by adhesion. I

(d) Means for decreasing the tension of the film at a constant amount; said means being inserted in the path of the film after it has passed over the oscillator and the driving pulley.

(e) A dragging brake acting over the rewinding reel, fittedgwith means for regulating its dragging force so that the reel rewinds the film 80 under a constant tension or nearly so. I

The advantages of this draggina device over "the one described in my'Patent No. 1,992,706,

are as follows:

1st. The film passes over the oscillator and I over the driving pulley with a greater tension;

therefore the actual path of the film coincides more strictly with the theoretical one, and the adherence of the film. over the driving pulley is also increased.

2nd. The friction between the film and the flanges of roller c is variable and therefore produces fluctuations in the tension of the film; other fluctuations of said tension are due to the never perfect working of the tension regulating devices acting over both reels. Now, as the tension I of the film when passing over the driving pulley is greater by a constant amount than when it passes over roller 0 or when it goes out or in the reels, it follows that the fluctuations of the film tension at its entrance or its exit of the driving pulley t are lower if stated in .per cent".

The tension increaser device Reference is made to Figures 3 and 4.

f is the roller freeto revolve around shaft l0 which is fixed to the projector frame part l8.

Roller I is interposed between two braking parts II and II; the outer braking part Ii is screwed on shaft Ill and remains fixed to it; the inner braking part I2 has several perforations I8 and is free to move lengthwise along the shaft iii.

A disc I fixedon shaft I0 is provided with several studs I! which engage in theperforations l3 of braking part H, which therefore cannot revolve around shaft iii.

A spring it having one of its ends supported by a nut I? screwed on shaft Iii and its other end applied to braking part I! forces said braking part l2 to press roller I against the fixed braking part II.

Therefore and accordingly to the rules of mechanics, when roller 1 rotates around shaft l0 it is submitted to a constant braking torque, no matter whatthe rate of rotation is.

The working of the device is as follows: when the film, passing over the roller 1, is running from the unwinding to the rewinding reel, the adherence between the roller and the film forces said roller to revolve around shaft ID. The braking torque, created by this movement as stated, is overcome by the action of the film on roller 1; hence there must be a difference between the tensions of the film at its entrance and at its exit of roller f, and the value of said difference of tensions multiplied by the radius of roller I is equal to the braking torque according to the rules of mechanics.

Now, as the radius of roller 1 and the braking torque are constants as stated before, it follows that, so far as the film is running and whatever its speed, the difference between the tensions of said film at its entrance to and at its exit from roller I is also constant.

By tightening or unscrewing nut I! on shaft III the pressure of spring 18 against the braking part 12 may be regulated so as to get the desired braking torque.

Rollers c and a are disposed so as to obtain as large a contact as possible between the film and the roller 1.

The tension decreaser device This device works on the same principle as the one described for the tension increaser, and is similar to it. Its only difference consists in the disposition of the braking parts, which is made in order to drag the roller by friction instead'of braking it.

Reference is made to Figures and 6.

Shaft in having a gear 22 thereon is free to rotate in its bearing 2| which is fixed on the projector frame part l8. By means of gear 22 shaft in is geared to power shaft 1 as shown in Figure 2.

Roller u is free to rotate around shaft ur and is interposed between two braking parts 23 and 24; the outer braking part 23 is screwed on shaft 111 and remains fixed to it; the inner braking part 24 has several perforations 25 and is free to move lengthwise the shaft in.

A disc 26 fixed on shaft 111 is provided with several stems 21 which engage in the perforations 25 of braking part 24, which therefore revolves all together with shaft 111.

A spring 28 having one of its ends supported by a nut 25 screwed on shaft Ill and its other end applied to braking part 24, for said braking part to press the roller u against braking part 23.

The gear ratio of the transmission of movement to shaft 211 is so adjusted that the rate of rotation of said shaft is greater than the rate of rotation imposed to roller u by the adherence of the running film; therefore a continuous sliding of roller u between the braking parts 23 and 24 ensues and, according to the rules of mechanics, when the mechanism is at work the braking parts 23 and 24 exert a constant dragging torque over roll u, no matter what the rate of rotation is.

The dragging torque exerted by braking parts 23 and 24 over roller u is balanced by a difference between the tensions of the film at its entrance and at its. exit of said roller; the difference between both tensions is constant and the same as the torque, and the tension at the entrance to roller u is greater than the tension at its exit.

By either tightening or unscrewing nut 23 on shaft ur the pressure of spring 23 against th braking part 24 may be regulated so as to get the desired drag in torque.

Rollersaiandciaredisposedsoastoobtain as large a contact between the film and the roller u as possible. 5

Improvements in the oscillator device Reference is made to Figures 7, 8, 9, and 11, which show a new and improved design of the parallel oscillator described in my Patent 10 No. 1,992,706.

h is the incoming roller and hi is the outgoing roller of the oscillator; both rollers are supported by parallel shafts II and 331 fixed on the projector frame part II.

The upper roller i of the oscillator is supported by a rigid frame i which is free to oscillate around the upper shaft 30 of roller h and has in its upper part two transversal bars 3| which carry a convex film support 32.

The lower roller ii. of the oscillator is supported by a rigid frame 11 which is free to oscillate around shaft 331 of roller hi and has in its lower part two transversal bars 35 which bear a convex film support 36.

Two parallel connecting rods 34 are arranged on both sides of the frame a and 11; these connecting rods are journaled at the upper end on journals 33 of the rigid frame 1, and at its lower end on journals 3'! of the lower frame 7'1.

Rods 34 are transversally connected by a bar 33 intended to receive the action of rocker arm 33 are journals on both sides of frame 11 and are intended to receive the action of springs r 35 (shown in Figure 1 only).

The substantial improvement in the device here described over the "parallel oscillator shown in my Patent No. 1,992,706 consists in the addition of the film supporting parts 32 and 36.

Part 32 is shown in detail in Figures 10 and 11; said part is simply supported by, but not fastened on bars 3|, so it is free to move laterally.

Lateral fianges 41 on the supporting bridge or part 32 are not intended for guiding the film, 45 but on the contrary they are provided in order to allow the film to move part 32 laterally over its supporting bars 3| if its free running so requires.

Projecting supports 40 are provided on both sides of the bridge or part 32 for directly supporting the film by its sides in order to prevent any injury to the central printed portion thereof.

The film is pressed lightly over supports 40 owing to its tension, and slides over them when 55 running.

The object of film supports 32 and 36 on oscillating frames 1 and i1 is to prevent the vibrations of the film, which inertia and air resistance tend to produce owing to the reciprocating 00 movement.

Device for applying the spring action to the oscillator Accelerations of the oscillator reciprocating movement in cine-projectors are very great, and if the springs tending to force a contact between the oscillator and the rocker arm are directly applied to said oscillator, they lose a considerable portion of their strength, which is absorbed by their own inertia, thus making it difiicult to attain the necessary rate of movement suitable for a good projection. The object of the device herein described is to avoid said difficulty. 76

Reference is again made to l'lgm-ei.

r at the lower end of the figureis some having one of its ends supported by a fixed stem '44 and its other 'end connected to lever-arm s at tions of the springend are the same point 4!. H e g p Lever arm a pivots at one of its ends over fixed support 43 and'is connected at its other end by 'means of link 42 to stem 14 on the reciprocating frame 11.

Point is nearer to support 43 than to link s2. and in a similar way stem 4,4 is nearer to the fixed shaft in, of roller in than reciprocating roller h; from the former relations or position it followsthat the movements of the spring end at 45 are asmall fraction only of the reciprocating movements of roller i1: and 'thatthe acceleraof accelerationsof roller i1.

Counterbalance of reciprocating movements Camshaft I has two teams m. n, and a gear 54. Gear 54 is provided for gearins shaft 1 to the rest-of the mechanism as shown in Figure 2. I

O and 01 are two concentric rocker shafts. The outer shaft 01 has a rocker arm pin contact withcam m and a rocker arm pi Fig. 15

' in contact with theoscillator. So that the shaft 01 serves for transmittingv the reciprocating movement created by cam m through the rocker arms 3: and m to the The inner shaft has a rocker arm I: in contact with cam n and two rocker arms 4111:. 15 in contact with thereciprocating countcrweights 'k dlsposedatoach side of the oscillator; 80 the shaft 0 serves for transmitting the reciprocating movement created by cam 1:. through the rocker arms a and m to the reciprocating counterweights is. g

ill and lil are small roller-sat the cadet rocker arms 9 and o respectively. p y

Cams m ends are so designedand arranged on camshaft 1 that the velocities of the oscillator and the reciprocating counterweight-s are always equal in value but opposite in direction.

The mass of the reciprocating counterweights k is settled in order to produce the same inertia reactions as the oscillator atthe same velocities.

Owing to the former dispositions reactions of the oscillator'on rocker arms; are always equal in valuebut m ite indirection to the resultant of the inertia reactions of counterweights k on rocker arms qi. I y

In a similar manner the pressure, of rollers so and Hon camsm and n respectively,v are equal in value but opposite indirection.

From the former statements it followa'that the main forces applied to both the cam-shaft land aration or distance between cams m and 1; subsist; but if said one another, said torques are of no account.

"be shifted upv or down along fraction Dfflerential con'ector v The object of this mechanism is to allow small and exact changes of the gear ratio between the camshaft l and the driving-pulley shaft ti.

Reference is made to Figures 16 and 17.

Shaft 4 is supported by the projector frame part I! and is screwed to it at 60 so that it may its axis by means of handle 4|.

I Mounted on shaft 4 but free to revolve around it, is a conic pulley 42 fitted with a gear 43 which receives the movement imparted by camshaft l (asshowninl 'igureil).v

A spring 84 supported at one of its ends by a not "fixed on shaft 4," applies its other end fixed thereon, is supported by the projector frame part II and is pressed against it at its end 10 by means of a spring 89 appiied'at its other end so that all axial play of the shaft on its support is prevented. Gear 84 serves for transmitting the movement :to the driving pulley shaft t; (as shown in Figure e intermediary shaft [ends in a disc 14 screw 10 threaded into a nut I! which is sup ported by the projector frame part is and may be turned by means of a handle 40.

Box" has also a projecting arm terminating in a fork which engages a fixed lug ll. so that when nut ll is turned. screw it and box I! move upwards or downwards along their axis without An extension stem II on screw 14 passes through the handle III of nut 18 in order to show the position of box II.

' A friction disc H ismounted around shaft 5 by means of suitable bearings i2 and II.

Finally a spring II, acting over shaft I, presses the friction disc II against the conic pulleys II and 81. 7

It is important that the diameter of the conic pulleys i2 and ll be different. so that the radius so of the circles in. said pulleys which are simultaneously in contact with friction disc ll be always difierent. The working of the differential device is no follows:

. crement and a diminution. but as these variations'are not equal owing to the difference in the diametersof conic pulleys 42 and .1; a final difi ferential change in the gear ratio'of the transmission of movement follows.

The principle upon which'the device described worksis the same as in the "differential cor- 7o rector" shown in my-Patent No. 1,992,708. The

substantial differences the same and the device herein described are:

1st. The use'of two conic pulleys connected by means of an intermediary friction wheel instead 14 of two friction wheels connected by an intermediary conic pulley.

2nd. The use of thrust bearings on shafts 4 and 6 for preventing any axial play of the conic pulleys 62 and 61.

Alternative embodiments of the diflercntial corrector The use of two conic pulleys in combination with friction wheels in order to produce differential changes in the transmission gear ratio admit many alternative embodiments of which three are shown in Figures 18, 19 and 20.

In all of said modifications the same principle of differential change in the gear ratio by means of an increment simultaneouswith a diminution in the rate of movement is applied.

Referring to Figure 18:

illlisaconic pulleygearedtocamshaftlby means of gear ll.

91 is a conic pulley geared to the driving pulley shaft ti by means of gear I.

Wheels 92 and N on shafts II and ii are friction geared to conic pulleys II and O1 respective- Intermediate shafts N and II are geared at 96.

By means of handle I" the screw I! moves simultaneously upwards or downwards the friction wheels 92 and 04 through shafts .3 and 95. From the simultaneous movements so produced follows the gear ratio difierential change.

Referring to Figure 19:

Conic pulleys Ill and III are connected through the intermediate gear ill. by means of friction wheels I02 and Ill mounted on shafts I03 and I05 respectively.

By means of handle III a rocking lever I" permits the shifting simultaneously of the shafts I03 and H15; and as the conic wheel III is reversed, the differential change in the gear ratio follows.

In the devices shown in Figures 18 and 19 the conic pulleys are pressed against the respective friction wheels, although the means for so doing are not shown in said figures for the sake of clearness.

Referring to Figure 20:

III is a friction wheel connected through gear H2 to camshaft 1.

H6 is a conic pulley connected through gear i i! to the driving pulley shaft ti.

On the intermediary shaft III are mounted conic pulley H3 and friction wheel Ill which transmit the movement from wheel III to conic pulley H6.

By means of handle Ill, shaft Ill may be moved upwards or downwards thus producing the differential change of the gear ratio.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat cut, is:

1. In a. device of the class described, the combination of reels for supplying and rewindlng a film, a frame projector part providing'a mounting for said reels, means for effecting the intermittent movement of the film sections across the field of a lens, said means comprising a reciprocating film carrier allowing the film to run all its way in tension from the unwinding reel to the rewindlng reel, means comprising a camshaft for producing a reciprocating movement of said film carrier. means for braking the unwinding reel, means for regulating the braking action over the unwinding reel so that said reel supplies the film at a nearly constant tension, means for dragging the rewindlng reel, means for regulating the action of said dragging means over the rewinding reel so that said reel rewinds the film at a nearly constant tension, a shaft 5 having a pulley thereon, over which pulley the film passes-on its way from the unwinding reel to the rewindlng reel, and against which pulley the film is pressed by its tension only. bearings fixed to the projector frame part for supporting said shaft, means for increasing in a constant amount the tension with which the film is delivered by the unwinding reel, said means being inserted in the path of the film before it passes over the reciprocating film carrier and the aforesaid pulley, a support fixed on the projector frame part for supporting said means, means for decreasing in a constant amount the tension with which the film comes out of the aforesaid pulley, said means being inserted in the path of the film after it has passed over the reciprocating film carrier and the aforesaid pulley, a bearing fixed on the projector frame part for supporting said means, and means for gearing the cam-shaft with the aforesaid pulley shaft, with the rewinding reel dragging mechanism and with the means for decreasing the tension of the film, whereby said mechanisms are operated together.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with reels for supplying and rewindlng so a film and a projector frame part providing a mounting for said reels, of means for effecting the intermittent movement of the film sections across the field of a lens, said means comprising a. reciprocating film carrier allowing the film to run all its way in tension from the unwinding reel to the rewindlng reel, means comprising a camshaft for producing a reciprocating movement of said film carrier, a friction brake acting over the unwinding reel, means supplying the 4 force for operating said brake. means for correlating the friction force of said brake with the diameter of the coil of film in the unwinding reel, so that said force decreases when said diameter decreases, means for drea by friction the rewinding reel, means for supplying the force for producing the friction in said dragging means, means for correlating the drag n friction force acting over the rewinding reel with the diameter ofthecoll offilminsaidreel, sothatsaidforce increases when said diameter increases, a shaft having a pulley thereon, over which pulley the film passes on its way from the unwinding reel to the rewindlng reel. and against which pulley the film is presed on account of its tension only, bearings fixed on the projector frame part for supporting said shaft, means for increasing in a constant amount the tension with which the film is delivered by the unwinding reel, said means being inserted in the path of the film before it 50 passes over the reciprocating film carrier and the aforesaid pulley, a support fixed on the proiector frame part for supporting said means, means fordecreasing in a constant amount the tension with which the film comes out of the aforesaid pulley, said means being inserted in the path of the film after it has passed over the reciprocating film carrier and the aforesaid pulley, a bearing fixed on the projector frame part for supporting said means, and means for gearing the cam-shaft with the aforesaid pulley shaft, with the rewindlng reel dragging mechanism, and with the means for decreasing the tension of the film, whereby said mechanisms are operated together. 16

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with reels for supplying and rewinding a film, and a projector frame part providing a mounting for said reels, of means for running the film from the unwinding reel through the mechanism to the rewinding reel, said means comprising a single pulley driving the film by adherence, a reciprocating film carrier over a which the film passes when passing across the working said brake, whereby the aforesaid large a roller is submitted to a constant braking torque, means for setting the acting force of said spring,

' whereby the desired-braking torque is obtained,

andtwo small free rollers over which the film passes before and after passing over the aforesaid large roller respectively, said two small rollers having their shafts parallel to the large roller shaft, and the three said rollers being disposed as near as possible between them, whereby the contact between the film and the large roller is as large as possible.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with reels for supplying and rewinding a film, and a. projector frame part providing a mounting for said reels, of means for running the film from the unwinding reel through the mechanism to the rewinding reel. said means comprising a single pulley driving the film by adherence, a reciprocating film carrier over which the film passes when passing across the field of a lens, means for producing the reciprocating movement of said'film carrier, and means inserted in the path of the film after it has passed over the reciprocating film carrierand the aforesaid driving pulley, said means comprising a. shaft free to revolve on bearings fixed to the projector frame part, bearings for said shaft, means forgearing said shaft with the aforesaid means for running the film whereby said mechanisms are operated together, a large roller free to revolve around said shaft, means for dragging by friction said large roller, said means being connected with the aforesaid shaft whereby they revolve together, means comprising a spring for supplying a constant force producing the friction in said dragging1 means, whereby the aforesaid large roller is submitted to a constant dragging torque, means for setting the acting force of said spring whereby the desired dragging torque is obtained, and two small free rollers over which the film passes before and after passing over the aforesaid large roller respectively, said two small rollers having their shafts parallel to the large roller shaft, and the three said rollers bea ing disposed as near from one another as possible, whereby the contact between the film and the large roller is as large as possible.

5. In a device of. the class described, the combination with reels for supplying and rewinding a film, and a projector frame part providing a mounting for said reels, of means for running the film from the unwinding reel through the mechanism to'the rewinding reel, two parallel reciprocating free rollers over which the film passes when passing to and from the field of a lens, a free roller over which the film passes before passing over theflrst of said reciprocating rollers, a free roller over which the film passes after it has passed over the second of said reciprocating rollers, parallel shafts fixed on the projector frame part for supporting said two free rollers, two simi lar frames each one connecting one of said fixed shafts with one of the reciprocating-roller-shafts, said frames being frce to oscillate around said 10 fixed shafts, connecting rods for coupling said two frames, the arrangement and proportions of said two frames and connecting rods being such that the axesof the aforesaid four rollers are the edges of a parallelopiped, means for producing the reciprocating movement of the aforesaid reciprocating rollers through the aforesaid oscillating frames and connecting rods, and means for supporting the film, inserted inthe path of said film between the aforesaid reciprocating rollers and the aforesaid free rollers, said means being supported by the aforesaid oscillating frames but not fastened on them so that they can move laterally, and said means having means providing a lateral contact with the film, whereby they move laterally following the lateral movements of the film.

6. Ina device of the class described, the combination with reels forsupplying and rewinding a film, and a projector frame part providing a sup port for said reels, of means for running the film from the unwinding reel through the mechanism to the rewinding reel, a reciprocating film carrier over which the film passes when passing across the field of a lens, means comprising a shaft having a cam thereon for producing a reciprocating movement, means comprising a rocker for transmitting said reciprocating movement from the cam to the reciprocating film carrier, and means for continuously forcing a contact between the reciprocating film carrier and the aforesaid rocker, said means comprising one or several springs, means forsproviding a support to said springs, one or several levers receiving at one point of them the action ofsaid springs and connected at one of their ends to the reciprocating film carrier, whereby saidlevers are intermediary elements between the aforesaid springs and the reciprocating film carrier, means providing a fulcrum for supporting said levers, and means for connecting said lovers to the reciprocating film carrier.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination with reels for supplying and rewinding a film, and a projector frame part providing a support for said reels, of means for running the film 5 from the unwinding reel through the mechanism across the field of a lens, means for reciprocating said film carrier, one or several reciprocating 0 counterweights, means for supporting said counterweights and for guiding their movement, and means for reciprocating said counterweights, the velocities of the reciprocating movement produced by said means and the mass of said reciprocating 5 counterweights being so settled that the inertial reaction produced by them is always equal in value but opposite in direction to the inertial reaction produced by the reciprocating film carrier.

8. In a device of the class described, the combination with reels for supplying and rewinding a film, and a projector frame part providing a support for said reels, of means for running the film from the unwinding reel through the mechanism to the rewinding reel, a reciprocating film carrier 15 weights, means for supporting said counferweights and for guidingtheir movement;and-means for weights being so settled that the inertial reactions produced by' them over the'aforesaid means for reciprocating the counterweights are alwaysequal in valuebut opposite indirection to the inertial reactions pr'oduced hy thereciproca'ting fllm car- 'rier over theaforesaid means for reciprocating it.

9. In a device of the class described, the com over which the film passes when passing across:

the field of a lens, reciprocating counterweight-s 1 arranged at bothsides of the reciprocating film" carrier, means for guiding the movement "of said counterweights, means comprising a shaft having to the reciprocating film carrier, means comprising' a rocker shaft having rocker arms thereon for transmitting'the movement from one of the aforesaid cams to the aforesaid counterweight-s, the aforesaid two rocker shafts being 'concentries,

and the aforesaid menswear-moon; so

arranged and settledthat the mass and velocity of the reciprocating counterweights'produee inere in value but-opposite in direction to the inertial reactions produced bythe reciprocating film car- 'rier on them. i

n. n; adevice of the class described, the com b ion with reels for mm a film, and aproieetor frame part providing a the film passes when across the field of a lens, means comprising a camshaftfor producing the reciprocating movement of said carrier, and means'for gearing said with said film-driving pulley shaft, shamans com-,

narrowfriction wheel thereon, every one of said conic pulleys being in contact with one of said narrow friction wheels, means'for forcing a continuous contact under presure'between every conic pulley and its respoctivenarrow wheel,

whereby friction between them, means for gearing aforesaid cam- 1,021,500 I overwhich the across the ileld of a lensy'means for said film carriergone or several reciprocating countershaft, with the aforesaid driving-pulley shaft, and between-them the on ahaftswhich not friction geared between thermmeans for supporting the aforesaid transmission shafts in connection with the projector. frame part,'means 5 for shifting onejor'two of theaforesaid intermediary tran'smission shafts, a control for said shiftim IIlElllS,*88-ldlhiffl1lg means and their control being so arrangedthat by a single movement ofthecontrolza simultaneous displacement 10 of every one of said narrovrfriction wheels over its respective conic pulley is obtained. whereby two changes-lathe gear ratio are simultaneously produced, and, flnally, the direction of 'the conicity I in the aforesaid conic ipulle i and their diam- 15 bination with'reeis for supplying and rewinding'a 5' film, and a'proiector frame part providing is sup-' port forsaid reels, of means for running the film from the unwinding reel throug'h the mechanism to therewindingreel; a reciprocating film carrier:

eters: being so settled that the aforesaid two changes in the gear ratio are different in value, and besides it; when one of them increases the if whole transmission gear ratio; the other decreases it, whereby aresultant differential changeinlthe 20 gear. ratio of the whole transmission follows.

11..1n a device of the clam described, the comibimtion with reels for supplying and rewinding a fllm,.and a proiectorframcpartproviding a film, a reciprocating film-carrier over which the film passes when passing across the field of a so lens, mmns comprising a camshaft for producing the reciprocating movementof said film carrier, a on shaft geared to the aforesaid cam- 'IShl-ft, means for gearing, said shafts, a conic pulley mounted on said-transmission shaft, a as transmission shaft geared to the aforesaid filmi I -;.driving pulley, shaft, means for gearing said tial reactions on theconcentric rocker shafts equal .7

shafts, a conic pulley mounted on: said second :7 on shaft, one of said conic pulleys being shlftable conic pulley, meansin connection with .theproiector from part for supporting said two 1011 i intermediary transmission' shaft means in connection with the promounting for said ofman'sfojrr'unning the film from the reel through the nismto the rewinding reel, said means'eompnsin'ga shaft having a pulleythereon-fordriving the film, a reciprocating film over which iector frame part forsupporting said intermedi- 5 ary shaft, a narrow friction .wheel 'mounted on V .saidshatt and free to revolve around its axis, said and the aforesaid twoconic pulleys, whereby friction gearing is secured between them, the diameters of said conic pulleys being so disposed that conicity is in th e direction and the circles insimultaneouscontaot with the nar- 5 row friction-wheel always different, means for shifting the aforesaid narrow friction wheel so that the diamotenof the'c'ontact circles between said wheel and the conicpulleys are simultaneously diminished or enlarged. and means Q comprising thrustbcarings or equivalent means fol-preventing any axial play of the aforesaid conic-pulley shafts on their supports 'or bearings.

PEDRO LIRA. 

